Countries around the world have expressed “severe concerns” about the Israeli parliament's decision to outlaw a United Nations organisation that has been helping Palestinian refugees since 1950.
A 1967 treaty – the Protocol on the Status of Refugees – permits the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to offer services to Palestinian refugees in regions under Israeli control. However, it was revoked on Monday (October 28), when the Knesset passed two laws prohibiting UNRWA from operating within Israel and prohibiting Israeli authorities from interacting with UNRWA in any way, designating it a terrorist organisation.
